Improvement in copy-books



J W. WAKEMAN.

Copy-Book.

Patented Feb. 25, 1879.-

INVENTOR:

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS;

N.PETERs, PHOTOLITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D 0- J OTHAM W. \YAKEMAN, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN COPY-BOOKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,772, dated February 25, 1879; application filed January 15, 1879.

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, J OTHAM WALKER WAKE- MAN, of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Sliding Copy .for \Vriting- Books, of which the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to furnish school writing-books with sliding or adjustable copy-slips, which may be moved downward as the writing progresses, the copy beingihereby kept before the scholars eye, and the natural tendency on the part of the scholar to follow his or her own writing instead of the copy completely prevented.

My invention consists in a doubled or folded copy slip, having the ends secured together and placed around or encircling the leaf from edge to edge, so that the slip can be moved up and down. The edges of theleaf are cut with a niche to form projecting portions at the bottom, that prevent accidental separation of the copy-slip.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a writing book having my improved slips applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a section through one leaf and slip. Fig. 3

shows the slip detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The writing-book A is ruled with lines runnin g from side to side, instead of from back to front, as usually done, and each leaf a carries a copy-slip, b, that maybe placed on the leaves as needed.

The slip b (shown separately in Fig. 3) is formed of a continuous strip of paper of the usual width, folded or doubled, and havingits ends pasted together. It is of a length for fitting closely upon the edges of the leaves a, so as to be retained in place at any point in the length of the page to which it may he slid.

Each leaf to of the book is niched or cutout along the sides upon which the slip moves, except for a short distance at the bottom, where a projecting portion, c,is left at each side, that limits the movement of the slip downward, and prevents it from slipping 0d the leaf.

The slips b may be readily applied to the leaves by bending over the portion 0, and the slips may be removed in the same manner for application to another book or leaf when desired.

It will be seen that each slip is used for two pages, the copy being written on the opposite sides of the slip.

When in use the copy-slip will first be placed at the top of the page, next to the back of the book, and as the lines on the page are successively filled the copy will be moved down, thus keeping the copy in a position where it may readily and naturally be followed by the scholar.

The described construct-ion furnishes a sliding copy-slip that is not likely to get out of place, and may be changed as desired.

I am aware that copy-slips have been connected to writing-books by a cord or string at the back, so that they may he slid upon the string.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a writing-book, ot' doubled copy-slips I), placed around the leaves and adapted to slide thereon, substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 7 2. The combination, with a writing book having its leaves formed with the projections c, of doubled copy-slips 1), adapted for sliding upon the leaves, substantially as described and shown, and for the purposes specified.

J OTHAM V. VVAKEMAN.

Witnesses:

- GEO. D. WALKER,

ALEX. I ROBERTS. 

